GL: Trent Severn Water Level

[John & Judy Gill]

The Trent-Severn Waterway has a controlled depth because of the 42  
locks and the marine railway at big chute.

A few years ago, we had the same issue of people bad mouthing this  
beautiful part of the Great Loop.  Why, it is because they wandered  
off the channel, did not pay attention to staying between the buoys,  
did not pay attention to the changes in the Lateral System (Red Right  
Returning / Green Going -- from the Sea or Going Upstream).  They  
relied too much on their Chart Plotters and some didn't even bother  
to buy current paper charts.  Yes the bottom in this part of the  
world is hard granit rock, not sand and mud like the Chesapeake.

There is an old adage taught in boating courses -- the best  
Navigation tool is two pair of eyes looking forward at all times.   
You can't be reading a book or taking a nap when doing the TS or the  
Rideau Waterway.

As I said to those reporting all the problems a few years back --  
When you clobber a rock, hit the MARK button on your GPS and tell  
everyone where God planted a new rock, so we can put the correction  
on our charts.

By the way, when you get to the Georgian Bay and everyone tells you  
how low the water is, remember that the water level is consistent  
with what is printed on the charts which were done when the water was  
low.  As a former Summer resident of Moon Island near Sans Souci, I  
can tell you that the Georgian Bay has a 40 year high/low "tide".  I  
know because I took off the top of crib docks and raised and lowered  
them several times!

John and Judy Gill
Two J's V
AGLCA Loopers
Members off Pennsway Power Squadron, USPS
Members of Orillia Power Squadron, CPS-ECP

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